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We're moving faster to combine out digital and physical assets to make shopping simple and easy for customers. "Our plan is gaining traction ..." Wal-Mart shares slipped 0.41 percent to $74.81 in after-hours trading. The 10-year Treasury yield held steady at 2.23 percent. Most of the comparable store growth came from food. That marked its eleventh consecutive quarter of growth on this measure. (more...)

Lincoln County posted 9.2 percent unemployment in April, compared to 10.5 percent in March. The Texas Workforce Commission on Friday reported last month's jobless figure mirrored the March unemployment rate. The nationwide unemployment rate also slight decreased to 4.4 percent, with 211,000 nonfarm payroll jobs being added to the market, according to the Employment Development Department. (more...)

Several passengers prevented him and as soon as the aircraft landed he was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Pedregon says such incidents are relatively common at the airport. "Due to a disturbance during the flight, the crew requested that law enforcement meet the aircraft upon landing in Honolulu ", American Airlines said in a statement . (more...)

Vetr cut shares of salesforce.com, inc. from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $93.31 price objective for the company.in a report on Wednesday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.25, for a total transaction of $28,893.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 21,264 shares in the company, valued at $1,718,981.76. (more...)

The framework, which was agreed upon during a meeting of senior officials from Asean and China in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, sets the parameters for a final, more detailed agreement yet to come. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said the code of conduct on the West Philippine Sea should be binding to all Asean member-states and China , but admitted that it would be hard to force everyone to comply as there is no court before which disputes may be ... (more...)

However, it is not likely to make much of a difference to machinery prices as the tax on machinery now amounts to 17.5 per cent. With this, rates of all items except a handful including gold, have been decided ahead of the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1. (more...)

An official travelling with US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia said the White House was aware of the launch and noted that the missile had a shorter range than the three-previous tested by North Korea. Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said the May 14 test showed North Korea "has all powerful means for retaliatory strike" should Washington take any military action to stop its nuclear weapons program. (more...)

A Chinese Coast Guard boat sprays a water cannon at Filipino fishermen near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea during an encounter in 2015. Cayetano said they would pursue a strategy that would guarantee the peaceful conduct of addressing the conflict following the absence of legally binding mechanism or the code of conduct. (more...)

The 49-51 vote means a resolution to nullify the regulation from the Bureau of Land Management fails, after passing the House. Key GOP senators had planned to scrap the rule under the Congressional Review Act , a law that allows Congress to block executive actions within 60 legislative days and one that senators have used several times this year to block Obama-era environmental regulations. (more...)

Britain's Prince Harry, right, and Prince William attend the wedding of Pippa Middleton, the sister of Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and James Matthews at St Mark's Church in Englefield, west of London, on May 20, 2017. For her wedding to Prince William in 2011, the Duchess of Cambridge wore the royal family's Cartier Halo Scroll tiara complete with 739 brilliant-cut diamonds and 149 baguette sparklers. (more...)

Out of the four persons who were in the vehicle, three managed to escape, while the remaining one was caught by the villagers and lynched. Local police also became a target of the violence, with two police vehicles being burnt by the agitating villagers. (more...)

Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Wikipedia Commons. The South China Sea has become the world's most contested region with China claiming nearly the entire water body. "Given it's been 15 years to get to a draft, I'm not really holding my breath", he added. The significance of the meeting lies in the fact the Philippines has returned to the right track of bilateral consultation and managing differences properly with China , Liu said. (more...)

Jadhav was arrested in a counter-intelligence raid in Mashkel, Balochistan in March 2016. India says he was kidnapped from Iran. "The Kashmir issue must be dealt with the assistance of respective arrangements and Pakistan has no privilege to drag India to the ICJ on the Kashmir issue", Chacko included. (more...)

Energy Information Administration - jacking up their projections for non-OPEC oil supply growth this year, led by the U.S. "Bulls still remain in control despite the depreciation with prices destined to appreciate higher as uncertainty quickens the flight to safety", he said. (more...)

Its daily active users (DAU) increased 36% from 122 million t0 166 million year-over-year. On the other hand, Facebook revenue was at $1.18 billion during its first reported quarter; Snap Inc.is now at $ 150 million , disappointing analysts, who were expecting at least $158 million. (more...)

It looks like analysts are feeling bullish about the stock with overall sell-side analysts calling it a not a Buy. Cowen and Company restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Incyte in a research report on Thursday, January 12th. Presently, it has a Return on Equity (ROE) of -20.80% and Return on Investment (ROI) of 13.20%. The business's revenue was up 45.8% on a year-over-year basis. (more...)

The study also looked at three European news outlets: the U.K.'s Financial Times , BBC and Germany's ARD. The least negative reporting came from Fox , which was 52 percent negative and 48 percent positive, followed by the Wall Street Journal , which saw a 70-30 split. (more...)

According to Central Railway officials, the coaches have been manufactured in the Indian Coach Factory, Perambur, Chennai. The train will undertake the journey in seven-and-a-half-hours. Catering services for the new train will be managed by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). A one-way trip from Mumbai to Goa in the high-speed premium Tejas Express, which will be flagged off on May 22, will cost Rs 2,740 with food and Rs 2,585 without food, railway officials said ... (more...)

The Yemeni army says so far more than 100 ballistic missiles of various types have been fired at positions held by Saudi invaders inside and outside Yemen . Nearly 3.3 million Yemenis, including 2.1 million children, are now suffering from acute malnutrition, while more than seven million people are grappling with starvation. (more...)

Plantronics Incorporated (NYSE:PLT) had a decrease of 0.95% in short interest. UE's SI was 5.76M shares in May as released by FINRA. Its down 15.95% from 6.21 million shares previously. GBX 1049.18's average target is 3.57% above currents GBX 1013 stock price. Tarsus PLC had 44 analyst reports since July 29, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. (more...)